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HOUSE. Tho cntlro morning scs
elon of tho hoiiBo and a part of tho
afternoon on tho 25th wan devoted to
consideration In commltteo of the
wholo of houso roll No. 478, by Wil
cox, tho claims appropriation bill, car
rying appropriations of about G0,000.
Tho principal amendments made to
tho bill In commltteo of tho wholo
wero tho striking out of tho old news
paper printing claims, aggregating
some $16,000, and tho smallpox claims
of South Omaha and various othor
cities, towns and counties, aggregat
ing between $7,000 and 18,000. Tho
bill, as recommended for passage by
tho commltteo of tho wholo, carries
appropriations for nearly 200 Items,
the amounts aggregating $37,000. Tlio
following measures wero passed;
Making an additional appropriation of
$18,000 to defray tho Incidental ex
penses of tho legislative session. Ap
propriating 115,000 for tho purchase of
a tract of land for tho Nebraska Insti
tute for Fceblo Minded Youth at Be
atrice Appropriating $35,000 for the
purchaso of a permanent site for tho
Btato fair at Lincoln and for tho erec
tion of buildings thereon. For tho
moro thorough organization of high
school districts. Relating to the In
corporation of cities of tho second
class and villages. To Increase the
salaries of county treasurer by In
creasing to $0,000 to tho nmount of
tax collections on which 10 per cent
fees shall bo alowed. To provide a
standard slzo of brick for tho state, to
bo 8x4x2. The general appropria
tion, carrying approximately $1,300,
000. Providing for a state exhibit at
tho Pan-Amorlcan exposition at But'
falo. Tho gcnoral appropriation bill
carries $10,000 to defray tho expense
of the exhibit.
HOUSE. Almost tho entire tlmo
of tho houso on tho 22nd was devoted
to consideration of tho general appro
prlatlon bill In commltteo of the whole,
which was considered Item by Item.
In tho consideration of tho general ap
propriation bill a bitter and at times
sensational controversy occurred be
tween Redman of Adams nnd Brown of
Furnas over tho appropriation for tho
hospital for tho Insano at Hastings.
Tho total appropriation for tho Insti
tution as proposed by tho bill as It
camo from tho finance, ways and
means commltteo 1b $199,500. Redman
sought to have tho amount Increassd,
first $12,120, and, being defeated in this,
$10,000. Comparatively few amend
ments wero mado to tho bill as It camo
from tho committee. Following nro
those which wero adopted: For a new
engine houso, cnglno and dynamo at
tho Soldiers' homo at Grand Island,
?G,000; a etandpipo at tho Soldiers'
homo at Mllford, $3,500; repairs at tho
Homo for tho Friendless at Lincoln,
reduced from $8,000 to $5,000; fuel and
llglits at tho Nebraska City school for
tho blind, reduced from $5,000 to $2,-
C00; water ront at Bamo Institution, re
duccd from $1,000 to $G00; stock feed
at samo from $1,200 to $S00; brick
walk at samo, from $1,00 to $300; fuel
and lights at Beatrice lnstltuto, re
duccd from $18,000 to $10,000; photo
praphlng convicts at state penitentiary,
increased from $150 to $800; exponso
of maintaining stato militia as guards
at penitentiary, $4,572.30.
' HOUSE. Tho report of tho Joint
commltteo was submitted to tho houso
on tho 21st nnd adopted by a practical
ly unanimous vote, Armstrong of Nem
aha being tho only member voting in
tho negative Tho report fixes Thurs
day, March 28, as tho dato for final
adjournment of tlio legislature Tho
probabilities aro, however, that tho
two houses of tho legislature will ex
teud the last day's session, through
continuous sitting, until Saturday
night or Sunday morning. Two bills
wero road for tho third tlmo and
passed. These wero houso roll No
299, by Sears, Govornor Dietrich's bill
to authorlzo the stato board of pur
chaso and supplies to mako long tlmo
contracts, nnd senato fllo No. 103, Sen
ntor Currlo's reform school bill. In
commltteo of tho wholo tho following
bills wore considered: Houso roll No
400, by Mullen, to exempt free paro
chlal schools from taxation. Recom
mended for lndefinllto postponement.
Senato fllo No. 104, by McCargar, to
reoulro a stamp or label on overy ball
of binder twlno sold, giving tho nnmo
of tho manufacturer and number of
foot to tho pound. Recommended for
iiassaKC Senato fllo No. C2, by Van
Hoaklrlt, creating a stato registry of
brands and marus ami auoiisning mo
present brands nnd marks commission.
Recommended for passago with amend
monts. Houso roll No. 202, by Laflln
increasing tho salaries of county treas
urers by raising to $10,000 the eollec
tlons on which 10 per cent fees shall bo
allowed. Following Is tho voto for
c,nator: Allen, 63; Bcrge, 3; Crounso,
Curric, 8; Hlnshaw, 7; Hitchcock,
43; Martin, 4; Melklejohn, 23; Rose-
water, 31; Thompson, D. E., 58;
Thompson, W. H., 14.
HOUSE. Almost the entire time of
tho houso on tho 20th was devoted to
consideration, in committee pfi tho
whole, of bills advanced by tho sifting
committee. The bills to tax peddlers
by requiring tho payment of annual li
censes to the county wero discussed at
longth during tho morning session.
Houso roll No. 294, by Jouvcnat, re
quiring state bank receivers to report
to tho state banking board and requir
ing tho county Judge who appoints an
examiner to remove him when request
ed by tho board so to do, was recom
mended for passage. House roll No.
314, by Humphrey, to provldo for a
moro complcto organization of high
school districts, was recommended for
passage. House roll No. 347, by Cain,
to prohibit any person from soliciting
appontmelnts as Juror, was recom
mended for passage. House roll No.
350, by McCoy, amending tho Omaha
charter to vest In the mayor the power
to appoint, by and with tho consent of
tho council, tho members of tho flro
and police commission and park com
mission, and empowering tho flro and
police commission to fix salaries of em
ployes and ofllclals under their control
was indefinitely postponed. House roll
343, by Fuller, to permit tho invest
ment of county sinking funds in coun
ty warrants, was recommended for
passage. House roll 317, by Hlbbert,
appropriating $15,000 for tho purchaso
of a tract of land to bo lmed for farm
ing and gardening purposes for tho In
stitute of Fecblo Minded Youth at Be
atrice was recommended for passage.
The voto for senator resulted as fel
lows: Allen, 54; Berge, 2; Crounse,
10; Currje, 9; Hlnshaw, 4; Hitchcock,
14; Klnkald, 1; Martin, 9; Melklejohn,
20; Rosowatcr 29; Thompson, D. E. 5C;
Thompson, W. II., 42.
HOUSE The houso, In committee
of tho wholo on tho 19th, resumed con
sideration of tho salaries, appropria
tion bill. After a hard flght by Hawx
by and Taylor in favor of an increased
allowanco for tho Stnto Normal school
at Peru, tho sum of $47,500 was Anally
recommonded. This Is an lncreaso of
$2,500 over tho amount flxed in tho
bill, nnd of $3,700 over the appropria
tion of two yearB ago. On motion of
Lano of Lancaster tho salary of tho
matron and physician at the Geneva ;
lnstltuto was flxed at $800, instead of
$1,000, as recommended by tho com
mltteo. Tho salary of tho family
managers of tho samo Institution, on
motion of Fowler of Fillmore, was
loft at $800, Instead of $1,000, as rec
ommended by the committee. Ha-
thorn of Red Willow offorod
an amendment Increasing tho silary of
tho Burgeon of tho Soldlors Homo nt
Grand Island from $750 to $1,200. Tho
amendment wa3 lost. Tho salary of
tho engineer at tho Mllford Institute
was raised from $G0C to $900 a year.
Mlsklll of Saline offeroi ar amend
ment Increasing the salary of the sec
retary of tho state banking board from
$1,500 to $1,800, and that of his chief
clerk from $1,000 to $1,200. The
amendment did not prevail. Dahl6ton
moved a rcconsldoratlon of tho action
of tho commltteo fixing tho salary of
tho governor's prlvato secretary at
$2,000 a year, which 1b $200 in excess
of tho constitutional limit. Tho motion
was lost by a rising voto cf 32 yeas
to 33 nays.
SENATE. Tho senate on tho 22d
killed Senator Martin's bill to author
lzo and regulate organization of mutual
savings banks In tho state It was
senato fllo 198, Introduced by request.
Senator Llddell's bill to creato a freo
employment bureau at expense of tho
state, In Omaha, was passed on third
reading, with only four votes against
It. These wero cast by Olson, Owens,
Nowell and Van Bosklrk. It was sen
ato fllo 257. Other bills passed on third
rending were: Providing for admis
sion of crippled and diseased children
of tho Homo for tho Friendless. Pro
viding that a tenant Bhnll bo termed
holding over beyond tho terms of his
leaso whenever ho has failed, neglect
ed or refused to pay hlB rent, or any
part thereof, when tho Bamo was duo.
Increasing the rigors of tho compul
sory education law, Extending tho
scope of professional teachers' certifi
cates. Empowering cities of tho first
and second class to establish and
maintain heating and lighting systems.
Providing that all town offlcerB Bhall
hold office two years and until their
successors aro elected and qualified.
Quite a number of bills wero recom
mended for passage after which tlio
Bcnato adjourned.
SENATE. In tho senate on the 21st
bills passed on third reading were:
Senato file 284, by Crounso, providing
for sale of tho governor's mansion.
Senato fllo 2G3, by Van Bolsklrk, pro
viding that appropriations of water
for Irrigating purposes shall bo determ
ined In priority and amount, by tho
tlmo mado and amount of water tho
works aro constructed to carry. Tho
general commltteo on flnnnfje, ways
and means reconsidered Uhl's bill,
houso roll 321, for passage It appro
priates $30,370.75 for reimbursement of
thoso who advanced money for return
of tho First Nobmska from San Fran
cisco. In commltteo of tho whole
tho senato during tho day Indoflnltcly
postponed two bills as follows: Scu
fllo 203, by Meredith, preventing dan
gerous construction of chimneys, fire
placos, etc. Tho voto was 11 to 7.
Senato flic 2C4, by O'Neill, to mako tho
insurance commissioner of tho stato
deputy auditor. The sifting commltteo
recommended nlno additional bills for
passaKO. Tho last of them was Van
Bosklrk's legislative ro-apportlonmcnt
bill, senate fllo 76.
SENATE. Tho senato on the 25lli
spent an hour in discussing tho report
of its special committee recommend
ing adjournment Thursday. It was
finally adopted. Tho following wero
passed: Senate fllo No. 302, by Cur
rle, providing for foreclosure of tax
Hens on real cstato by counties. Sen
ator Owens alone voted against It.
Senato fllo No. 114, by Currlo, rais
ing salaries of comptroller, pollco
Judge, clerk and prosecutor of Omaha.
Emergency clause attached. Tho voto
was unanimous. A lively discussion
developed over consideration of houso
roll No. 20, a bill for the creation of
travelling libraries. It was recom
mended for passage. Govornor Diet
rich, displeased because of the houso'3
action In killing his special bill pro
posing to put the clerk of the supremo
court on a flxed salary, sent a special
message, together with another bill on
tho same subject, to tho senate this
morning. This measure Is moro
stringent than his other, its provi
sions being: "It shall be, and Is here
by mado, tho duty of tho clerk of tho
supremo court of Nebraska to collect
tho fees of said court and pay tho
samo Into tho state treasury within ton
days after receipt thereof. Said clerk
shall make a quarterly statoment to
tho auditor of public accounts of the
amount of fees taxed nnd collected
and taxed and uncollected."
SENATE. In tho senato on the 20th
a bill to amend tho errors In Senator
Harlan'a measure wns submitted by
tho governor and recommonded for
passage Representative Evans' game
and fish bill, houso roll No. 138, was
then pnssed on third reading. Gov
ernor Dietrich's bill permitting Otoo
county to Issuo $40,000 of funding
bonds, was also passed on third read
ing. On motion of Senator Young,
Representative Evans' gamo bill,
houso roll No. 138, which had such a
stormy time passing through tho
house, was ordered engrossed for a
third rending, without tho formality
of being considered In committee of
tho whole. It was passed nt tho after
noon session. Prlvato Secretary Lind
say read tho following message from
tho governor relative to Senator Har
lan's bill for Incorporation of first
class cities of moro than 5,000 and less
than 25,000 Inhabitants:
"To tho Honorable President and
Members of tho Senate; I desire to
call your attention to senate fllo No.
74, to which I have attached my sig
nature Thero aro many errors in tho
engrossed and enrolled bill, which, in
somo Instances, nro of such a nature
as to practically invalidate tho section
or sub-division of tho act in which
they occur. Numerous amendments
woro mado to tho bill, which wero not
Incorporated. Ono serious error In
particular occurs in section 48, sub-division
55, whero it reads, in referring
to municipal bonds, 'that they shall
not bo sold for their par value,' when
tho ovldent intent was to sny that
they shall not bo sold for less than
their par value' Thero aro mnny oth
er errors of almost as serious a char
acter, and thoro aro upward of forty
errors In orthography, which, while
they may not necessarily enter into tho
validity of tho act, they at least Im
press mo with tho necessity of direct
ing your attention to this matter, that
you may Inaugurato a remedy.
"I have caused to bo drafted and I
send you herewith such amendments
to tho act as, In my Judgment, nro nec
essary, In ordor that the crrorB may bo
properly corrected, and I desire thnt
snld amendmonts bo introduced and
duly considorod.
'CHARLES DIETRICH,
Govornor."
SENATE In tho senato on tho 19th
Representative Croekott's bill author
izing counties to pay damages caused
by laying out, altering or discontinu
ing any county road from tho gonoral
fund was passed on third leading. It
Is houso roll 14. RopiCBentatlvo
Mend's bill, hovso roll 51,- mako It a
crime to accuso or threaten to ncsuso
any person of a crlmo or offense, or
to do injury to tho porson or proporty
of another for the purpose of extorting
monoy, was passed on third rending,
Senator Lyman's bill, providing that
if bonds bo demanded of county, town
ship, school district or ronrt district
officers, such officer moy glvo elthor
porsonnl or Indemnity bond security,
and if ho gives tho lattor tho corpor
ation requiring It shall pay tho pre
mium, waa passed on third reading.
It Is senato file Gil. Sonator Currlo's
bill amending tho prcsont 'reform
school law so an to eliminate Its un-
constitutional foaturos, sonata fllo 103,
was also passed on third roadlng.
Senator Harlan's bill, senate fllo 230,
empowering county roads to divide
their counties into ns many road dis
tricts as may bo necessary, regardless
of tho portions occupied Ty cities or
incorporated villages, was rnssed on
third reading without a dissenting
vote On motion of Senator O'Neill
tho senate concurred in tho house
amendments to senato fllo 41, O'Neill's
bill relating to disposition of supremo
court reports by tho clork. On recom
mendation of the commltteo on insur
ance, Representative Boethn's bill to
repeal the mutual hog insurauco law,
houso roll 193, was placed ou general
file
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
The senate in commltteo of tho
wholo killed Senator Miller's amend
ment to the bill providing for a bond
for rent In nppeals from mortgago
f -closures. The voto was a tie, 1C
to 1G, Senator Crouuso, who was In
tho chair, voted against it, causing it
to fall. Further amendments will bo
offered when tho bill comes up. again,
as it was not finally disposed of.
Govornor Dietrich has signed tho
Buprcmo court commission Mil, nnd It
Is now a law. Tho bill curried tho
emergency clause, so It goes Into effect
at once Tho bill provides for tho ap
pointment of nlno supremo court com
missioners at n rnlnry of $2,500 each.
Each commissioner Is allowed a sten
ographer nt a salary of $1,000. Ac
cording to the bill, tho thrco Judges
of tho supremo court nro to namo tho
commissioners. It Is expected tho ap
pointments will bo mado In two or
thrco weeks.
Tho voto for senator on the 19th
was ns follows: Allen, 52; Bergo, 2;
Crounso, 9; Currlo, 15; Dlotrlch, 1;
Halncr, 2; Harrington, 1; Hlnshaw,
20; Hitchcock, 10; Klnknld, 1; Mar
tin, 5; Melklejohn, 30; Rosowatcr, 15;
Thompson, D. E., 3G; Thompson, W.
II., 43; Wctherold, 2.
SHIPS WITH AIR JACKETS.
They Heduue Friction ami Homier
Clrcatcr Hpued 1'imlulc.
The air Jacket for ships Is tho latest
thing out. It Is tho Invention of a
Scotchman, and, it is claimed, greatly
rcducos tho "skin friction" and ns a
consequence enables a higher speed to
bo attained. Tho "aspirator," ns the
machine Is called which supplies tho
air, Is described ns being self-acting
and without any moving parts. It is a
V-shaped air channel, which passes
down the vessel's stem ns far as tho
keel, and In most cases goes a certain
distance along tho keel. This chan
nel may be either insldo or outsldo tho
vessel, and Is provided with certain
protected openings or ports construct
ed In such a way that tho water rush
ing past them produces a minus pros-
sure within them nnd consequently
draws out a continuous stream of air,
which, passing along the submerged
Burfaco of the Bhlp, cuts off tho lmmo
dlato contnet with tho water, and,
thcrcforo, tho water friction. It Is tho
claim of tho Inventor that by means of
his process a Btoamor makes her voy
ago in a continuous air Jacket. Tho
air, of course, ultimately rises to tho
surface of tho water, but If tho ship
bo going at a fair degree of speed sho
will pass her wholo length through tho
air current before It escapes. It Is
said that In tho experiments mado
with steamships on tho Tay thoro was
an increase of speed amounting to
from 21 to 2G per cent of tho ordinary
speed of tho ship, and It was noted
that tho greater percentage of lncreaso
was In Bhlps that had tho greater
speed to begin with. Chicago Chron
icle
Oit Ijlo n Ha it 111 l'cudcti.
One day at dinner a gontlcmnn
moved, It may be by tho sight of Mr.
Gladstone's conscientious mastication
of his food, for tho great statesman
was not ono to eat in hasto and repont
nt lolsurc remarked what a victim to
dyBpepsla Carlylo had been. "Yos,"
said Mr. Gladstone, "ho smoked too
muck. I hnvo been told that ho ato
quantities of sodden gingerbread and
ho was a rapid feeder. 1 lunched with
htm one day and ho tumbled his food
Into his stomach. It waa llko posting
letters." After a slight pnuso, Mr.
Gladstone added: "Carlylo did not
seem to uso his Jaws, except to talkl"
nulldlng Largeit Ship.
Tho Coltlc steamship, to bo finish
ed and launched this summer, will bo
tho largest vessel on tho ocenns. It
will havo a ' displacement of 33,000
tons, nearly 5,000 tons greater than
tho largest steamship now afloat; a
half dczou long railway tralnB enn bo
carried by her, nnd sho will bo ublo
to provldo for nearly 2,500 passengers,
almost nn nrmy brigade, und Capt.
Ismay oxpects to seo an oven grentor
than tho Celtic built within n yoar or
two.
l
Content to He Wlfo Nn. .
Miss Ollvo Monaleson, daughter of a
European resident of Bombay, has
Just beon married to tho young rajah
of Jhlnd, lord of a native stato in
India. Tho wedding took plnco ac
cording to tho Sikh rites, tho brldo
being fully nwnro that the groom al
ready had at least two wives. Tho
marriage contract provides tho lady
with a dofinlto and handsomo Income
and makes stipulations as to how
mnny other wives the potentnto may
havo.
A FATAL FAMILY FEUD
Near Oambriugo Connolly Tnayer Takes
His Brothor-in-Law'8 Lifb.
SUICIDE Of A NORWEGIAN FARMER
Vounc Man lloea to Sleep on tho Hall-
road Truck anil I rrobahljr Fatally In
jured Varloui Slattert of Interest llere
and There Id Xebraaka,
CAMBRIDGE, Neb., March 26. J.
D. Williams, who was stabbed by his
brother-in-law, Connely Thnyer, died
at his homo southoast of Cambridge
Williams and Thayer had beon liv
ing together on a farm and had trou-
blo over a division of tho farm work.
Thayer mado an attack on Williams
with a pitchfork and stabbed him In
tho neck. Ono of tho prongs Just miss
ing tho Jugular vein.
Williams finally secured tho fork,
Thayer ronowed tho nttnek with a
Jackknlfe, nnd inflicted tho wounds
that proved fatal.
Thayor has disappeared and tho offi
cers aro making a dlltgont search for
him.
flora to Bleep on the Track.
DUNBAR, Neb., March 2B.-Jesso
Jennings waa struck by tho Missouri
Pacific passongor train at this point
and badly Injured. Sovcro gashes in
tho head, n broko arm nnd othor In
juries mnko his llfo uncortnln. Ho
camo to Dunbar about eight months
ago. Ho had been drinking and In tho
evening, about thirty minutes previous
to tho arrival of tho Missouri Paclflo
pasBongcr, wandered down tho track
nnd laid down, It Is supposed, with his
hoad botweon tho rails on tho outside
of tlio track, and thus remained
unconsciously, until tho train camo
along, -when ho nroused a llttlo and In
trying to got out of tho road beenmo
so dizzy that ho went tho wrong way.
Homo From the Philippine.
FREMONT, Neb., March 25. Arthur
Hanson has Just reached his homo In
this city from tho Phlllpplno Islands,
whoro ho has been during tho past year
nnd a half, part of tho tlmo as a mem
ber of tho Thirty-ninth regiment, nnd
tho romalnder of the tlmo as a mombcr
of tho ofllco forco of General MacAr
thur. Ho Is authority for tlio state
ment thnt tho rebellion Is dend and
that tho only realstcnco nt thlB tlmo
Is from bands of Uandlts having not
moro thnn twenty men each, which
harass tho Inhabitants.
Vnu lie Mun Urn pi Dend.
HILDRETH, Nob., March 25. Frank
Clugh, son of J. M. Clugh, superintend
ent of tho county poor farm, died Hurt
donly of heart failure Frank nnd his
father wero sitting on tho front porch
of tho houso whou his father asked
him if ho had mado a chargo of somo
articles bought, Frank making answer
that ho hnd not, but would before ho
forgot It. Ho then wont into tho houso
nnd had Just reached up on a shelf to
got tho account book when ho dropped
dead.
r rained Kehrnaka DDIorn,
O'NEILL, Nob., March 25. Hon. Ed
gar L. Hills of Jefferson, O., who Is
now Inspector of United States survey
or's gonoral and United States land of
fices, was In O'Neill and mndo a very
caroful nnd thorough examlnntlon of
tho United States land 'ofllco located
here Ho paid a high compliment to
tho officers at this plnco, Messrs.
Weeks and Jonucss. Ho snld that tho
business management of tho ofllco was
excellent nnd thnt all work was up to
date.
More Mllltarr Opi-ni tlom.
BLOEMFONTEIN, Ornngo River
Colony, March 23. Military opera
tloim in tho southwestern part of tho
Orango River Colony aro progressing,
Major Julian Byng has brought In 300
refugees, 10,000 cattlo and 40,000 sheop
from tho Weponcr nml Smlthflold dis
tricts. Colonel Bcthuno hns sent In
soventeen prlsonors from Thnba
N'Chu. Three hundred prisoners nro
now camped here
Smallpox (,'hhh nt Lone I'lne.
LONG PINE, Nob., March 25. Tho
first caso of smallpox In this part of
tho country Is thought to hnvo mndo
Its appearance, John Kurtz, foreman
of tho railroad coal houso, being under
quarantine for what tho doctors be
llovo to bo smnllpox. If tho dlngnoslH
In confirmed ho will bo taken to n
houso of detention outside tho city
limits.
Celluloid Co in I, Taken l'lre.
ELMWOOD, Nob., March 25. Miss
lloycr, tho seventeon-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. nnd Mrs. J. B. Royor, resld
ing eight miles southeast of Elmwood
met with a sovoro nccldcnt In a vory
peculiar manner. Sho wub wearing n
celluloid comb In her hair nnd coming
too closo to a hot stovo, tho comb Ig
ulted causing a Bovoro Bcalp burn bo
foro tho blazo could bo extinguished
Tho wound appeared to bo healing all
right until erysipelas resulted,
THE CUUANS Will ACQUIESCE.
Content! In llnrnna that Amnnttmoot
M ill he Accepted.
HAVANA, Mnrch 25. Tho action of
tho republican party In Santiago In
endorsing tho Plntt nmenrimcnt nnd
instructing Scnors Gomez nnd Forrior
of tho Santiago delegation to tho con
stitutional convention to voto for tho
amendment, to gethor with tho letters
of General Sangullly and tho mayor of
Clenfuegos, advising acceptance, wero
incidents of tho wcok Just passed that
havo tended to clear up tho political
atmosphere, until now thoro aro few
who do not expect tho convention to
approvo tho amendment.
Tho visit of Amorlcnn congressmen
has had nn excellent effect, as in no
instnnco havo tho radicals rccolvod
any encouragement In tho notion that
If action la dlaycd until tho noxt con
If nctlon Is delayed until tho noxt con
demands of tho United States. Tho
radicals insist that somo concession,
no matter how insignificant, may pro-
Ido a sufficient excuse
Already tho radicals nro taking
their cuo from tho conservatives and
pointing out that commercial Inter
ests demand recognition. Thoro Is a
possibility of uniting tho convention
along this line. Tho platform of tho
conservatives calls for a reduction of
imcrlcan import duties on tobacco
and sugar and approves any schomo
of relations which tho Unltod States
government sees fit to Impose. In
fact tho situation Is leading to a
point whero commercial intorcsts will
bo tho chief question undor discus
sion at tlio noxt session of tho con
vention, and It Is not unlikoly thnt
a resolution will bo adopted asking
for a reciprocity treaty.
COREA'S ACTION IS PROTESTED.
llrltUli CuTcrnmriit Doenn't Approve of
the Dlnmhiiiil,
YOKOHAMA, March 25. Advices
from Seoul nnnounco thnt tho Corcnn
;;ovornment hns dismissed from ofllco
Mr. McLcavy Brown, director gonoral
of Corcnn customs, nnd that Gront
Britain Is protesting against his dis
missal.
LONDON, March 25. Tho dismissal
of Mr. McLenvy Brown from tho post
of director general of Corean customs
i regarded In Iondon ns anothor
ecoro for Russln. In 1895, nnd ngaln
In 1898, Russian pressure wns oxorted
to securo his romovnl. In tho lattor
ciibo ho was only reinstated after a
British squadron had moved to Che
mulpo. As recently ns a fow months
ngo Russia strongly opposed an at
tempt by Mr. Brown to ralso monoy
for tho Corean government to pur-
chnso shares in the railway from Seoul
to Fusan. As a result tho negotiation
foi tho loan failed,
JAPAN MAKES PREPARATION.
Order 8riinlruua to Cnreit unit Convene
I'urt Coniniiiniler.
LONDON, March 25. "A Japancso
squadron, Admiral Tsubhlm, com-
mnn'lng, left Nagasaki Saturday for
Corea," says tho Yokohama corre
spondent of tho Dally Mall.
"Tho general opinion hero is thnt
tho situation is serious. Urgent in
structions havo been Issued by tho
minister of wnr, General Kntsoura, to
tho commanders of forts to attend n
conferonco In Toklo to consider quoa
tloiiB of homo defenso.
"Tho war rumors nro causing a fall
In prices on tho vurlous bourses. Tho
feeling of tho country 1b unensy nnd
intensely anti-Russian, but tho cabi
net shows no indication of its policy."
REBELS GET AN EXTENSION.
l'lilllpplne CoiiiiiiImIoii Now (llvot Until
Mny iNt.
MANILA, Mnrch 25. Tho munici
pal codo provides thnt nnyono in re
bellion nftor April 1 ahull bo ineligi
ble henceforth to voto and hold office.
Upon tho report of General Trias, who
Is winding up tho remnants of tho In
surrection, the Philippines commis
sion bus extended tho dato to May 1.
Tho Philippines commission has
sailed from Hollo to Jolo to mako a
threo days' vlHlt nnd to endeavor to
como to nn amicable understanding
with tho Hultnn regarding various
measures. Thoro will bo no legisla
tion. According to treaty tho sultan's
government controls tho Sulu group.
Outlaw'. Mullet Kill Him.
WICHITA, Kiin., March 23. Deputy
Sheriff Tom Johnson, who was shot
by tho Red Rock (O. T.) outlaws Tues
day night, died today ut Perry, O. T.
Merchant a it Kidnaper.
MOBILE, Aln., Mnrch 25. W. II.
Stevens, aged 55 yenrs, and a mer
chnnt of Lucridnle Miss., Is bolug
searched for by tho authorities. Sto
vens Is charged with having kidnaped
tho 13-year-old daughter of B, M.
Stearns of Lucedale. It Is charged
that StoveiiB boarded with tho family
and on Wednesday took tho girl to
Mobile With thorn was J. A. Free
man, who was arrested on tho charg
of assisting In tho affulr.